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Uniting contributors for better royalty, price control and safeguarding this industry
Rage:
Hi everyone
Starting this off in response to the discussion on the Pond5 thread.
Discussing on
- How do we push agencies like SS, istock, getty to offer a fair share of royalties
- How do we work with the agencies to prevent the race to the bottom
- What agencies are inherently unfair - low pricing, very low royalty, that should be boycotted
- How can we create enough of an impact to make the agencies correct this
The core ask : a better price and a fair share of royalties. This allows the contributor to invest more into creating better content by allowing more investment into
- Better tools, cameras, lights, locations
- Ability to spend more time on creating better content as they don't have to work a second job just to pay the bills
- Ability to spend more on courses, literature to hone their craft
- Ability to offer fair pay to models, location owners etc
- Avoid contributors from leaving, attract more skilled contributors
Second ask: Since we handover our media to the stock agencies for safekeeping they need to highlight how they will safeguard this media and it's unlawful use
How will this be enforced
* By moving out of agencies that aid the race to the bottom. I'm sure not everyone will move out, but if we can pull enough quality content from there then the users are sure to follow.
* By ensuring that we and artists we know are routed to the fair agencies because that's where they'll find the best content
* Calling out the unfair agencies on social media, through discussions with artists, creative firms etc
Would want all your help on adding more points to this and creating a common writeup that we can share on petitions, mails, social media etc. The idea would be to ensure we get heard and replied to.
georgep7:
I am the last one that must comment as a newbie
but I don't see any "protect our media from "thieves"", mechanisms developing from agencies.
:)
dpimborough:
Whilst a good idea sadly getting stock contributors to do anything as a collective group is like herding cats :(
Rage:
--- Quote from: georgep7 on March 28, 2019, 02:18 ---I am the last one that must comment as a newbie
but I don't see any "protect our media from "thieves"", mechanisms developing from agencies.
:)
--- End quote ---
Adding this into the main list of things, absolutely needed
Rage:
--- Quote from: Sammy the Cat on March 28, 2019, 03:20 ---Whilst a good idea sadly getting stock contributors to do anything as a collective group is like herding cats :(
--- End quote ---
It's worth a shot if any of us hope to see this as a long term thing. Infact it's critical for the agencies as well, a race to the bottom is a race to your own bankruptcy. I hope some of them have read Zero to One and agree that successful companies are the ones that can charge a high price for their goods
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